Genesis
Genesis 14:4
4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For twelve | שְׁתֵּ֤ים | šə·têm | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| they had been subject | עָבְד֖וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
| to Chedorlaomer | כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר | kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3540 Kedorlaomer |
| but in the thirteenth | וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ | ū·šə·lōš- | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| year | שָׁנָ֖ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| they rebelled | מָרָֽדוּ׃ | mā·rā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4775 rebel |
Cross-references
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Genesis 9:25–26 · Ezekiel 17:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.